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Brooke Army Medical Center is seeking a full-time Hospice and Palliative Care Physician to provide services for the Palliative Care Service in the Department of Pain Management at Brooke Army Medical Center to include inpatient wards, emergency room or Intensive Care Units. Duties include providing inpatient and outpatient hospice/palliative care consultations. The physician must be willing and facile in engaging patients and family members of all ages. Employment will be by personal services contract. Period needed is 01 November 2017 thru 30 Sep 2018, with four 12-month option years. Period needed can be adjusted for highly qualified candidates. The physician is subject to the supervision of the service line chief as well as the Chief, Department of Pain Management. The applicant must be a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO) who at a minimum, is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Family Medicine as a base specialty. Other base specialties will be considered on a case-by-case basis through the American Board of Medical Specialties or its equivalent, and have sufficient experience in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine to allow independent practice. The candidate must meet or exceed currently recognized national standards and must have/maintain a Drug Enforcement Administration registration number. The physician must also be board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine through the American Board of Medical Specialties or its equivalent. Recent graduates of a Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship Program who are board-eligible and waiting to take their certification examination may be considered on a case by case basis. If a board eligible Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine fellowship recent graduate is deemed acceptable, the physician must obtain Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine board certification within a period of 12 months. The applicant should have at least two years of experience in a hospital setting providing hospice and palliative care. Must have certifications and/or relevant experience and possess currently BLS certification. Credentialing and privileging may be required prior to performance of services. Applicants shall be rated and ranked according to the following criteria; (a) prior clinical experience, (b) prior education, (c) teaching experience, and (d) research and academic experience. Military inpatient treatment facility experience is highly desired. The contract awardee must register in the System for Awards Management prior to contract award. Registration information is located at the www.sam.gov . Applicants should send their resumes and/or curriculum vitae to the Army Regional Contracting Office – Central, ATTN: Veronica Brooks, veronica.m.brooks2.civ@mail.mil. Closing date for receipt of applications is 16 October 2017. Packets should be sent in sufficient time to ensure arrival at the Contracting Office by the specified date.

The applicant must be a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO) who at a minimum, is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Family Medicine as a base specialty. Other base specialties will be considered on a case-by-case basis through the American Board of Medical Specialties or its equivalent, and have sufficient experience in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine to allow independent practice. The physician must also be board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine through the American Board of Medical Specialties or its equivalent. Recent graduates of a Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship Program who are board-eligible and waiting to take their certification examination may be considered on a case by case basis.

Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is proud to provide safe, quality care to our military service members, their families, veterans and civilian emergency patients as the most robust and productive healthcare organization within the Military Health System (MHS). Both inpatient and outpatient services are provided by approximately 8,500 staff members, including active dut...y military personnel from each of our uniformed services, Public Health personnel, federal civilians, contract employees, and volunteers.